Sentences with phrase «qualify as a surprise»

The move certainly qualifies as a surprise.

After a regular season that featured top - five upsets on a weekly basis and left almost every team with at least one truly head - scratching loss, chalk would qualify as a surprise outcome in this year's NCAA tournament.

Even so, Friday's win qualifies as a surprise gift for distributor Universal.

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But the Woods announcement comes as somewhat of a surprise and seems a bit soon for the 42 - year - old who now looks like he could have a real shot at qualifying for next year's Presidents Cup team.

This has not happened, and I'm surprised that no one has ever hauled Wenger over the coals about the fact that as a qualified economist he never saw that the FIFA FFP rules would NEVER EVER bite the big spending clubs, yet this was the major reason we were never involved in big money transfers, although we were paying the highest process of any club in Europe for season tickets.

The Spurs forward has scored a staggering 29 times this season, and it came as no surprise when Roy Hodgson named him in his squad for the Euro 2016 qualifier with Lithuania, and the friendly against Italy.

I mean, hell man, the surprising level of athleticism we have seen just from his countless posters as a rookie, as well as setting 3 pt shooting records, while being a 7 footer, are qualifiers enough to call him a «unicorn», unless you want to argue about that opinionated distinction and what it actually means.

Wales» progress has come as a surprise seeing that they were ranked as low 112th in the world in 2010 and is the the first time they have qualified to a major competition since 1958.

In turn, it would be no surprise if he is contemplating an exit for a more prominent role elsewhere, but he'll have to wait on Milan as they will only consider their summer options once they know if they've qualified for the Champions League and can in turn adjust their budget, as per the report.

Chelsea are now finding it difficult to score goals.Hardly surprising as the basically play a safety first system favoured by Italian managers.Perhaps that's why they failed to qualify for the World Cup finals?

It should come as no surprise, then, that the England squad, arguably made up of some of the best players in the Premier League (Rooney, Wilshere, Gerrard, Baines, Cole, Walcott and Sturridge all qualify for that honour, I think) invariably seems to underperform.

Fernando Alonso said McLaren were surprised to qualify as high as they did after struggling in practice at Shanghai.

Paramount's overdue Blu - ray doesn't surprise, but its terrific feature presentation and good making - of featurette are enough to qualify this as a satisfying release of a substantial film.

So, 10 Years qualifies as something of a pleasant surprise.

announced before dawn in Los Angeles, contained other surprises, some of them qualifying as upsets.

It may not have been a surprise — but it definitely qualifies as a snub.

Ant - Man certainly qualifies as that, even with its occasionally heavy exposition and glaring lack of surprises.

The Academy's director's branch is known for giving at least one spot here to industry outsiders, assuming you feel folks like Pedro Almodóvar and Paul Greengrass qualify as such, and though Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler) fits that criterion quite nicely, so does five - time Oscar nominee Mike Leigh, a surprise Best Director entrant a few years back for Vera Drake and whose Happy - Go - Lucky may be his best work to date.

If we think about the evaluation process, it should come as no surprise that the person most qualified to evaluate our performance is the person most acquainted with our performance, and we are individually that person.

Volvo has always been known for its commitment to safety, so it's no surprise that the 2016 Volvo XC60 qualifies as a Top Safety Pick.

What was surprising was the number of sedans that we feel qualify for the highest accolades as family cars.

At first I was surprised that you didn't take out a 15 year loan, but once I saw that qualifying was an issue due to self - employment and you'd like to possibly use this home as a rental home in the future, it made sense.

But bulk fares can also result in some rather unpleasant surprises, such as earning fewer than expected (or even zero) elite qualifying dollars.

You might be surprised at some of the things that actually qualify as travel (public transportation, tour companies, etc..)

Whether or not something qualifies as «travel» usually just comes down to how the merchant codes the purchase and I'd be surprised if there was a major difference between the cards.

Some of the highlights of the show, such as Star Wars: 1313 or Ubisoft's surprise Watch Dogs do not qualify, as the rules state the journalists must be able to «manipulate a game in real - time while running on its native platform.»

I can't speak for oil and gas analysts, but I'd be surprised based on past experience in the industry if the risk of a 10 % or greater drop in global demand for oil or gas in the 2030s would have much of an effect on their price targets for companies — certainly not enough to qualify as a bubble.

Now, with that in mind, it's no surprise to see Pac Hydro's goons attacking Steven Cooper directly through the media, as well as attacking two of the most respected and qualified acoustic experts from the US, Dr Paul Schomer and George Hessler.

These two «reconstructed «rises were of some surprise to me and includes a number of periods that qualify as «noticeable» climate change as I noted here in «The long slow thaw?»

That shouldn't be a surprise to anyone because a solicitor can become «qualified» and maintain that «qualification» having undertaken little or no training in wills — just as a will - writer can set up in business with little or no training in wills.

The SEC said today that some initial coin offerings (ICOs) may qualify as securities sales — a move that while expansive in impact, wasn't that surprising to legal and regulatory observers in the space.

It should come as no surprise that LinkedIn continues to be a key source of qualified candidates for recruiters.

It's surprising and humbling to me I've been out of work since June as I never thought that could happen with all my skills and talents, but I have learned there are many others in the same situation that are qualified, deserving, talented, wonderful people also in the same situation.....

It seems to me Perel's view of sexuality is so individualistically self - gratifying I'm surprised it qualifies as couples sex therapy at all.

«With so many qualified candidates to choose from with deep knowledge of, and commitment to, affordable housing solutions for the poorest families, and with the housing crisis reaching new heights across the country, Dr. Ben Carson's nomination to serve as HUD secretary is surprising and concerning, given his lack of experience with or knowledge of the programs he would oversee,» Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), said in a statement on the nomination.

Last week federal finance minister Jim Flaherty surprised real estate market stakeholders by announcing a fourth round of changes to the rules that are used to qualify borrowers who have less than 20 per cent equity in their property (commonly referred to as high - ratio borrowers).

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